Essence of Changes:
The order introduces amendments to a number of regulatory acts of the Ministry of Justice regarding the activities of penitentiary institutions and pre-trial detention centers. The main focus is on implementing electronic document management and digitalization of processes in the penitentiary system, as well as clarifying procedures for ensuring the safety of prisoners and providing improved detention conditions.
Structure and Main Provisions:
1. Changes to 5 regulatory acts governing:
– Work of departments controlling the execution of court decisions
– Procedure for determining penitentiary institutions
– Activities of commissions on determining the place of serving punishment
– Ensuring the safety of persons in penitentiary institutions
– Arrangement of cells with improved detention conditions
Key Innovations:
1. Electronic document management is introduced between penitentiary institutions and other bodies using a qualified electronic signature
2. Personal files of convicts may be maintained in electronic form
3. Procedures for informing convicts about their transfer between institutions have been clarified
4. Grounds for taking security measures against prisoners have been expanded (operational information added)
5. The procedure for providing improved detention conditions has been extended to sectors for those in pre-trial detention in correctional colonies
